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19 Cards in this Set
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Probability
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The chance of an event occurring
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Experiment
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An activity involving chance, such as rolling a number cube
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Trial
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Each repetition or observation in an experiment
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Outcome
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A possible result of an experiment
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Event
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The possible outcome of a probability experiment
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Tree Diagram
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A branching (looks like sticks) diagram that shows all possible combinations or outcome of an event
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Complement
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The set of all outcomes that are NOT the event
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Impossible
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Can NEVER happen; 0% chance
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Unlikely
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A small chance of an event occurring; 25% chance
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As likely As Not
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The same chance for more than one event to happen; 50% chance
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Likely
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A good chance of an event occurring; 75% chance
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Certain
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An event that will definitely happen; 100% chance
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Sample Space
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List of all possible outcomes
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List |
Writing all the possible outcomes down |
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simple event |
An event that only has one outcome |
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compound event |
An event made up of two or more simple events (i.e.-rolling dice AND pulling out tiles) |
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replacing |
Taking something out and then PUTTING IT BACK |
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theoretical probability |
the likelihood of an event happening based on the information given |
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experimental probability |
the likelihood of an event happening when the activity is REALLY performed |
